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| Baccalaureate Degree Options: |
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING |
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| The College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions offers a B.S.N. degree program of studies which is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and fully approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing. The four-year baccalaureate curriculum leads to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The graduate is eligible to apply for examination for licensure as a registered nurse. Please review requirements for eligibility to take the examination in Louisiana or other states in which you may wish to take the examination and/or practice as a licensed registered nurse. |
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| The goals of the faculty of the Department of Nursing at UL Lafayette are to: |
- Provide a quality program of study to a diverse group of students which leads to a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing.
- Through implementation of principles of active learning, foster the development of critical thinking skills relevant to the discipline of nursing.
- Prepare nurses who can assume leadership roles in the provision of quality, cost-effective health care to diverse populations.
- Create an environment which is conducive to the advancement of nursing research, scholarship, and practice.
- Balance the integration of emerging technologies with caring within the framework of professional nursing practice.
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STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING |
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| The faculty accepts the responsibility to provide the student with opportunities to: |
- Utilize nursing theory in making decisions for nursing practice.
- Use nursing practice as a means of gathering data for refining and extending that practice.
- Synthesize theoretical and empirical knowledge from the physical and behavioral sciences and the humanities with nursing theory and practice.
- Assess health status and health potential; plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care of individuals, families, and communities.
- Improve service to the client by continually evaluating the effectiveness of nursing intervention and revising it accordingly.
- Accept individual responsibility and accountability for the choice of nursing intervention and its outcome.
- Evaluate research for the applicability of the findings to nursing actions.
- Utilize leadership skills through involvement with others in meeting health needs and nursing goals.
- Collaborate with colleagues and citizens on the interdisciplinary health team to promote the health and welfare of the people.
- Participate in identifying and effecting needed change to improve delivery of care within specific health care systems.
- Participate in identifying community and societal health needs and in designing nursing roles to meet these
needs.
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PROCEDURES |
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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFIC DEGREE REQUIREMENTS |
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NON-RESIDENT CREDIT |
| Those seeking the BSN degree and desiring to validate credit must review general University policies under transfer credit. |
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| GENERAL REQUIREMENTS |
The curriculum of the B.S.N. Program in Nursing has been structured within the University requirements for graduation; it meets or exceeds the University core requirements.
The program is eight semesters in length which may be completed in four years after successful completion of all courses as presented in the program of studies. The length of the program may be extended if fewer than the listed courses are completed per semester due to personal obligations. Tuition and fees are determined by the Board of Supervisors for full-time, part-time, and non-resident students. Tuition and fees are published in the newspaper schedule of classes and on the web (ULink) for semester and summer sessions. Additional clinical learning related fees such as uniform costs, transportation costs, etc., vary from semester to semester. The National League for Nursing Accrediting Committee serves as a resource for tuition and fees information at: |
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National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
61 Broadway, 33rd floor
New York, New York 10006
(212) 363-5555
(800) 669-1656
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| MINIMUM CONTINUING REQUIREMENTS |
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| Each student in the BSN Program in Nursing is required to: |
- Attain a minimum grade of "C" in each prescribed course or major nursing focus in the nursing curriculum and a grade of "Satisfactory" in each nursing laboratory course or clinical component.
- Achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.800 for progression into 200 level nursing courses and the junior year.
- In the junior and senior years maintain a 2.00 GPA or higher for graduation.
- Adhere to policies prescribed by each clinical agency when involved in clinical nursing experiences at that agency. The institution’s policy may require random drug screening and/or drug screening for cause.
- A Level I background investigation is required for all nursing students prior to admission to Nursing 208 and Nursing 240. For students who are licensed or if a certified caregiver, a Level II background investigation is required in lieu of Level I for admission to Nursing 208, Nursing 240, or Nursing 250.
- Clearance by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing to enroll in a clinical nursing course after ANY incidence of disciplinary action, arrest or impairment in ANY state.
- Assume responsibility to stay informed of curriculum and departmental policy changes if planning to be inactive for one or more consecutive semesters.
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| 1.Progression to Sophomore Nursing Course 208 |
| Criteria for admission: |
- Completion of a minimum of 45 semester hours, including all science courses, excluding BIOL 318, from the freshman and sophomore years of the curriculum with a minimum grade of “C” in each course, and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.800.
- Completion of all remedial courses required of the student with a minimum grade of “C”.
- Receipt of application in the Nursing Director of Student Services’ Office by November 1 or April 1 for entry into nursing courses the following semester.
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| 2. Progression to Nursing 240 |
| Criteria for admission: |
- Completion of all required prerequisite courses to Nursing 240, excluding Biology 318, Chemistry 125, and DIET 214 from the BSN curriculum with a minimum grade of “C” in each course and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.800.
- Receipt of application by the Director of Student Services by April 1 or November 1 for
entry into Nursing 240 the following semester.
- Clearance by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing to enroll in a clinical nursing course after
ANY incidence of disciplinary action, arrest, or impairment in ANY state.
- An officially signed three-year work commitment stipend with a sponsoring institution is
required at the time of application to Nursing 240.
- Students will be selected for entry into Nursing 240 in the following manner:
A. A maximum of 10 students will be accepted for admission into Nursing 240
every Fall
and Spring semesters.
B. Applications for entry into Nursing 240 must be received by the Student
Services Office
by April 1 for entry in the following Fall semester and by November 1
for entry in the
following Spring semester. In the event the applicant is not selected
for entry into
Nursing 240, the applicant must re-apply in succeeding semesters.
C. Applicants will be ranked in order of the cumulative GPA earned in the four-year
degree program from which they graduated previously. The applicants with the top
ten
(10) cumulative GPAs will be selected for entry into Nursing 240. The Department
of
Nursing is the final authority related to the ranking and selection of applicants.
D. In the event of identical cumulative GPAs (ties), the GPA in selected science courses
will be calculated as a tie-breaker. The selected science courses are BIOL 102,
BIOL
220/221, BIOL 318 or equivalent courses and CHEM 125 or an equivalent
course. The
applicant(s) with the highest GPA(s) in the selected science courses
will be considered
the top applicant(s) for admission.
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| 3. Progression to Nursing 250 |
| Criteria for admission: |
- Completion of a minimum of 31 semester hours of prerequisite courses including all science courses, excluding BIOL 318, from the freshman and sophomore years of the curriculum with a minimum grade of “C” in each course and a minimum GPA of 2.800.
- Receipt of application by the Nursing Director of Student Services’ Office by April 1 or November 1 for entry into NURS 250 the following semester.
- Clearance by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing to enroll in a clinical nursing course after ANY incident of disciplinary action, arrest, or impairment in ANY state.
- Clearance by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing to enroll in a clinical nursing course after ANY incident of disciplinary action, arrest, or impairment in ANY state.
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| PROGRESSION TO JUNIOR NURSING COURSES |
| A minimum grade of "C" in all prescribed freshman and sophomore courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.800. |
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| BSN SPECIAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES |
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- The B.S.N. Program in Nursing reserves the right to make such changes and adjustments in its curriculum
as are educationally sound and are in keeping with the dynamic nature of its discipline and which do not extend
the program of studies listed in the official University of Louisiana at Lafayette Bulletin.
- The B.S.N. Program in Nursing reserves the right to limit the number of students enrolled in nursing courses in order to make the most effective use of the educational resources available. In the event that enrollment in these courses must be limited, students to be admitted will be selected by their academic ranking based upon cumulative G.P.A.
- Students who apply to take the licensure exam upon graduation to become a registered nurse are advised that the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN) will conduct a criminal background record check on all applicants for licensure as a registered nurse in Louisiana. Furthermore, the LSBN requires persons who have ever been arrested, charged with, convicted of, pled guilty or no contest to, or been sentenced for any criminal offense in any state, to petition the Louisiana State Board in writing for the right to practice as a student of nursing in Louisiana prior to enrolling in the first nursing courses. Students should review the complete LSBN document related to requirements regarding criminal incidents, addiction, and impairment reporting in Student Services.
- A grade of "A", "B", and "C" is given for satisfactory work. The grade of "D" is unsatisfactory. The grade of "F" is given for work failed. For the purpose of converting letter grades to a numeric expression, the following scale is used : A: 100-93; B: 92-85; C: 84-77; D: 76-69; F: 68-0.
- Unit examination grades will not be "rounded-off", e.g., 84.9 will be recorded as a "C".
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Before entry into NURS 102 or enrollment in sophomore nursing courses, all generic and transfer students must meet the following requirements:
A. English ACT greater than or equal to 18, and MATH ACT greater than or equal to 21,
or
B. Completion of developmental course work required by UL Lafayette for students with an
English ACT of less than 18, and/or a MATH ACT of less than 21 with a minimum
grade of “C”.
- All courses attempted will be included in the calculation of the cumulative GPA. The Department of Nursing
does file repeats and does honor past repeats except for 200 level and above nursing courses. However, in the
event of enrollment limitation, filing of repeats will not be honored - only the cumulative GPA, not the adjusted
GPA, will be considered.
- Students will be permitted to enroll in any required nursing course only twice. Students will be permitted to repeat no more than one required nursing course. On the second grade of "W", "D", or "F" in the repeated nursing course, the student will not be permitted to continue pursuing a major in nursing at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. This rule applies to courses with the department designation of "NURS". The first nursing elective course is counted as a required course. Any additional nursing electives are not subject to this rule. Transfer students are subject to these rules.
- A student will be permitted to repeat only one required non-nursing course. A student who fails or withdraws (receives a grade of "W", "D" or "F") again in that course or from a second required Course will no longer be permitted to major in nursing in the UL Lafayette College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions.
- Students who have been enrolled in the B.S.N. Program in Nursing for six years prior to their anticipated graduation will follow the degree program followed by the normally progressing students enrolled in the same
nursing courses. For example, a student enrolled for more than six years and presently enrolled in senior
nursing courses will follow the curriculum of the other seniors who began their program of studies three years
ago. Similar situations will apply to those in sophomore or junior level nursing courses. If a student drops
behind an additional year, he/she will be required to take the additional nursing courses those normally
progressing students have had or were required to take.
- Students who transfer to the UL Lafayette Department of Nursing from another accredited institution are also
subject to the rules listed above. Failure in nursing courses taken at another accredited institution will be
treated in the same way as failures in required nursing courses and non-nursing courses at UL Lafayette.
- All transfer/change of major/re-entry students must be enrolled at UL Lafayette during the semester of
application for inclusion in the applicant pool for consideration for enrollment in Nursing 208/209/210. If
enrollment in nursing courses is interrupted for a period of three years, the student must repeat all required
courses titled “Nursing”.
- All clinical students are expected to comply with Department of Nursing required random drug testing. In addition, students must adhere to policies prescribed by each clinical agency when involved in clinical nursing experiences at that agency. The institution's policies may require random drug screening and/or drug screening for cause and Level I (unlicensed students) or Level II (licensed or certified caregiver) background investigation check.
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